The Lion & the Mouse
The Lion & the Mouse
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| The Lion & the Mouse |
"It's hot and it's sunny this summer's day," deep in the jungle the animals say.
He's big and he's strong and proudly he stands.
"Listen, you all! I'm going to sleep. Be quiet, everybody. Nobody speak!"
King lion lies down under the trees, and everyone's quiet-even the bees!
There's Mrs. Mouse, a little white thing.
She comes out of her house and she starts to sing.
"It's sunny, It's warm. It's a wonderful day!
Let's go for a swim! What do you say?"
"Be quiet Mrs. Mouse! Do not stay here!
Go back to your house! King Lion is near!'
"Don't worry, he's sleeping. Don't worry, I say. I'm going to be careful. I'll swim far away."
So away she goes. She counts 1-2-3 and splashes her toes where he cannot see. But soon she forgets the lion is there.
She swims very close to the lion's hair!
"What's that? What's the matter?
A noise I here.
My eyes tell me a mouse is near."
"I'm sorry, o lion! I'm sorry, My King.
But summer day I good for a swim."
"Don't eat me, dear Lion. I'll help you one day. Please let me go. What do you say?"
"Ha-ha! That is funny. You'll help me one day?
You're too small for me. Just go far away!"
A long time later, on another hot day, a noise much greater the mouse hears far away.
She runs to the lion and what does she see?
He is in a net, hanging under a tree!
The lion is sad. Roars and he cries. This is so bad. There are tears in his eyes.
"Don't worry, my friend. Don't worry, my king. Your troubles will end when I bite through this thing."
So she starts to bite the ropes of the net, and soon he falls through and lands on his head.
"Thank you, my friend. I won't forget you.
We'll always be friends and I'll protect you."
"You're welcome, dear lion.
Now you can
see, no matter how small, a good friend I'll be."
